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DOCTORS treating an Indonesian man known as "Tree-man" - because of root-like growths on his hands and feet - have been slammed by the country's health minister.

Indonesian health minister Siti Fadilah Supari has criticised the US doctor treating 35-year-old Dede for taking blood and tissue samples out of the country, the UK newspaper The Telegraph reported.
See footage of Dede here: Warning: Footage may disturb some viewers.

Dede, who lives in a village to the south of Jakarta, is believed to be suffering from a rare strain of the Human Papilloma Virus.
Mrs Supari reportedly said that the samples could be used to create vaccines that would be too expensive for many people.
“We are offended because the samples were taken from Dede without our permission,” Mrs Supari reportedly said.
“If they are taken abroad, they could become lucrative commodities.”
The US dermatologist treating the fisherman, the University of Maryland’s Dr Anthony Gaspari, told The Telegraph that money had nothing to do with taking the samples out of Indonesia.
“We did take samples, and the reason we did was to render a diagnosis,” Dr Gaspari said.
“We did it for humanitarian reasons, to help the patient.”